Welcome to Sooner ...

Sooner is located in Grady County<1>.

The location of Sooner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sooner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Sooner is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sooner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Sooner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sooner.

• Mustang
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Mustang is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <4>
• Chickasha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasha
  • Chickasha is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasha <4>
• Newcastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
• Blanchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Tuttle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuttle <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Minco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
  • Minco is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <4>
• Ninnekah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
  • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <4>
• East Ninnekah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
  • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
• Dibble
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
  • Dibble is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sooner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sooner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sooner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sooner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sooner. See our Newspapers Page for Sooner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sooner ...

Looking for more information about Sooner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sooner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sooner.

Adding Sooner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sooner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sooner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sooner post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sooner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sooner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/